# Markdown Reader for Windows

**A simple, free Windows app for reading Markdown.**

Markdown Reader opens `.md` files and shows them as clean, formatted documents —
just double-click a file to read it. No accounts, no sign-in, no editing, no
clutter. Made by [Sorted Solution](https://www.sortedsolution.com).

Requires Windows 10 or Windows 11.

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## Install

1. Unzip the download.
2. Move **MarkdownReader.exe** wherever you like to keep it — your Documents
   folder, Desktop, or any folder of your choosing.
3. Double-click **MarkdownReader.exe** to run it.

That's it — there's no installer and nothing else to set up.

## Opening it the first time

Markdown Reader is a small free app, so Windows SmartScreen may show a blue
**"Windows protected your PC"** message the first time you run it:

1. Click **More info**.
2. Click **Run anyway**.

You only have to do this once.

## Make your Markdown files open in it automatically

To have every `.md` file open in Markdown Reader when you double-click it:

1. **Right-click any `.md` file** and choose **Open with → Choose another app**.
2. Pick **Markdown Reader** from the list. (If it isn't listed yet, scroll down,
   click **Choose an app on your PC**, and browse to where you put
   **MarkdownReader.exe**.)
3. Check **Always** (on Windows 10: "Always use this app to open .md files") and
   click **OK**.

Done — from now on, double-clicking any Markdown file opens it in Markdown Reader.

## Using it

- **Resize** the window to whatever size suits you.
- **Ctrl +** / **Ctrl –** / **Ctrl 0** — make the text bigger, smaller, or back
  to 100%.
- **File → Options** — choose your theme (light/dark), default zoom, fonts, text
  size, page width, and line spacing.
- **File → Print** (Ctrl+P) — print the formatted document.
- **Edit → Copy** / **Stylized Copy** — copy as plain text, or as formatted text
  to paste into email, Word, or Outlook with its styling intact.
- **F5** — reload the file if it changed.

## License

Markdown Reader is **free**.

Copyright © 2026 Sorted Solution. All rights reserved. It's free to download and
use, but please don't sell or redistribute it — just point people to
[www.sortedsolution.com](https://www.sortedsolution.com). Full terms are in the
included **LICENSE.txt**.
